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Sand Art (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer Kevin Thomas Coleman · Owner Mrs Eileen Coleman
by U S Navy Flag (USA) out of Canford Art (IRE) (Canford Cliffs)
11 runs · 9 courses · from May 2025
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Sligo (IRE) Headgear returns LTO Last run 21 Oct 2026 · 8th of 21 Last raced off OR 41
KTB Profile

Sand Art is a colt by U S Navy Flag out of Canford Art who won one of 11 starts. He gained his success in the Baader - Eddie Carr PBR 2000 Handicap at Sligo in Aug 2026 over 6f-7f on soft ground off an official rating of 37. All nine turf runs and his sole win came at 6f-7f while he has never placed at 1m or further. He finished eighth of 21 when leading at Navan in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 41 with headgear returning.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating41↓ 6lb off peak
41 37–47

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo (IRE), 5 Aug 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 11 figures · best 107A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5107A745 runs · 107 / 74
Good475C692 runs · 75 / 46.5
Standard (AW)278A672 runs · 78 / 67
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f9107A747 runs · 107 / 74
1m – 1m1f256C562 runs · 56 / 56

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 28 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork (IRE), 29 Sep 2026 Official rating 41 at the last run, 21 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 11 figures · best 65A · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft565A575 runs · 65 / 57
Good458A49.52 runs · 46 / 29
Standard (AW)245A42.52 runs · 45 / 42.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f965A577 runs · 65 / 57
1m – 1m1f245A412 runs · 45 / 41

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 28 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 11 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (18%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
U S Navy Flag (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,403 runs since Jan 2008 (147 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.2% from 181.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+16.6—
Good to Firm185158.1%−0.3—
Good3293610.9%+2.50 from 4
Good to Soft14196.4%−2—
Soft192189.4%+11 from 5
Heavy4424.5%−3.9—
Standard (AW)508377.3%−1.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1812212.2%+3.8—
6f – 7f598427%−1.41 from 9
1m – 1m1f362298%−0.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f209188.6%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m36616.7%+8.3—
2m1f – 2m4f10110%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m600%−8.4—
Over 3m100%−8.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Canford Art (IRE) (Canford Cliffs)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ink Sketch (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 1 100% +10.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% +2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Julian Pietropaolo 6 1 17% +5.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 2 1 50% +9.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 1 11% +2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 9 runs
21 Oct 26+22d Navan (IRE) Christmas Parties At Navan Racecourse 5th & 13th December Handicap 6f · Yielding · 21 ran Made the running from the start - under pressure over 2f out before collared over 1f out - soon out of gas and faded inside final furlong to finish 8th 8/21 nk 8-4 4174C57A Julian Pietropaolo 13/2
29 Sep 26+7d Cork (IRE) WTW Willis Handicap 6f · Soft · 19 ran Prominent early and second at halfway - sent on over 2f out then soon out of gas and passed over 1f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 6th 6/19 1½ 8-5 4255C64A Julian Pietropaolo 15/2
22 Sep 26+48d Listowel (IRE) Rose Hotel Handicap 7f · Yielding · 15 ran Sat second early behind the pace - still in second at halfway - urged forward outside two furlongs out - held level in third with nothing more to give a furlong out - lost more ground into fourth 150 yards out and faded in the finish 9/15 nk 8-4 4374C57A Julian Pietropaolo 7/1
05 Aug 26+25d Sligo (IRE) Baader - Eddie Carr PBR 2000 Handicap 6f · Yielding · 12 ran Went straight to front early - challenged approaching the straight and edged clear inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to score 1/12 8-3 37107A65A Julian Pietropaolo 10/1
11 Jul 26+19d Limerick DAR Golf And Mann Family Handicap (0-60) 6.5f · Good · 14 ran in the pack racing wide - driven towards the back halfway then faded 2f out - allowed to coast home 14/14 25 8-8 4018C12C Jamie Powell 13/2
22 Jun 26+24d Ballinrobe J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap (0-60) 9.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Tracked the pace early - fourth with 4f left - dropped away approaching 3f out - unable to close and faded in the straight 10/14 hd 8-10 4256C37A Chris Hayes 8/1
29 May 26+107d Down Royal BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap (0-60) 7f · Good · 14 ran Settled in the pack - pulled hard early - clipped by a rival after 2f and dropped back to 13th at halfway - off the bridle 2f out - made ground over 1f out before finding little inside the final furlong - one-paced to finish 7th 7/14 hd 8-4 4475C46A Julian Pietropaolo 7/1
11 Feb 26+12d Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap 7f · Standard · 11 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left and 7th with a furlong to run - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th 7/11 1 8-0 4778A40A Julian Pietropaolo 8/1
30 Jan 26+240d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran Settled towards the back of the pack early - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close the gap from 2f out - eventually beaten well over a distance in 8th 8/14 4½ 9-8 —56B45A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
2025 · 2 runs
04 Jun 25+11d Curragh Businessplus.ie Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Good · 13 ran Sluggish start - trailed the field throughout - no impact on proceedings - well held in 10th 10/13 5 9-7 —75C53A Robbie Colgan 250/1
24 May 25 Curragh Avenuebloodstock.com Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 6f · Good · 9 ran Sluggish start and settled at the back - urged forward with 2f left - no headway made and finished at a steady clip from inside the final furlong 9/9 2½ 9-5 —63A58A Seamie Heffernan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sand Art won?
Sand Art (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trains Sand Art?
Sand Art (IRE) is trained by Kevin Thomas Coleman, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 October 2026.
Who is Sand Art's sire?
Sand Art (IRE) is by U S Navy Flag (USA) out of Canford Art (IRE), whose sire is Canford Cliffs.
What going does Sand Art prefer?
Sand Art (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sand Art's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 41, from the run on 21 October 2026. The highest on record is 47.
What is Sand Art's sire's record?
U S Navy Flag (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,403 runs since Jan 2008 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.2% from 181.
Who are Sand Art's siblings?
Out of Canford Art (IRE), Sand Art (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.